2019 Porsche Cayenne: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 40 complaints about the 2019 Porsche Cayenne and NHTSA has issued 6 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is air bags, named in 11 of them.

40
Complaints
6
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
10.0
Severity index

Severity index 10.0 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 10.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2019 Porsche Cayenne sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 123 2019 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2019 Porsche Cayenne ranks 118 of 123 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 4% of its model-year peers. See the full 2019 ranking.

What actually fails

Air BagsAir Bags: 11 complaints (27.5%)11 28%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 10 complaints (25.0%)10 25%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 9 complaints (22.5%)9 22%Power TrainPower Train: 6 complaints (15.0%)6 15%Service BrakesService Brakes: 5 complaints (12.5%)5 12%EngineEngine: 5 complaints (12.5%)5 12%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 5 complaints (12.5%)5 12%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 4 complaints (10.0%)4 10%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS1127.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1025.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER922.5%
POWER TRAIN615.0%
SERVICE BRAKES512.5%
ENGINE512.5%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING512.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL410.0%

Complaints filed per year

05102019: 22020: 42021: 52022: 32023: 52024: 12025: 102026: 10 (partial year)192021222324251026
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20192
20204
20215
20223
20235
20241
202510
2026 (year to date)10
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V75100024/10/2018SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHERPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019 Porsche Cayenne vehicles. The passenger side rear seat belt buckle may break under load, such as in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle S
19V11200020/02/2019SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBERPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling one 2019 Cayenne Turbo vehicle. The affected vehicle has shock absorber forks that may allow the shock absorbers to loosen.
19V11100021/02/2019VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIORPorsche Cars North America, Inc (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019 Cayenne and Cayenne S vehicles. A software failure may cause the rearview camera image display to be delayed in responding. As such, these vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Safety Standard (FMVSS) number
19V11500020/02/2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 Panamera 4 Executive, Panamera 4S Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 Hybrid, Panamera 4 Hybrid Executive, Panamera 4 Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo S Hybrid Executive, Panamera Turbo S
19V73500016/10/2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017 Panamera 4, Panamera Turbo, Panamera Turbo Executive, 2017-2018 Panamera, Panamera 4S Executive, Panamera 4S, 2018 Panamera Turbo S Hybrid, Panamera 4 Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 Sport Turismo, Panamera Tur
25V89600019/12/2025BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAPorsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019-2025 Cayenne, Cayenne E-Hybrid, 2020-2025 911, Taycan, 2024-2025 Panamera, and 2025 Panamera E-Hybrid vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these veh
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.